Drugs in Europe: enhancing law enforcement responses to high-risk organised crime
The 4th international drugs conference was virtually hosted by Europol this year Delegates from EU and non-EU countries and international
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INTERPOL marks a decade of tackling serious organized environmental crime
The last decade has seen environmental crime increase by more than 5% every year – three times faster than the
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Arrested in Tenerife for a fraud through international investments in cryptocurrencies
The fraud, committed through a Ponzi-type scam, amounts to Euros 378,750 and has affected at least 26 people. The agents
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Traffickers supplying conflict zones with weapons and explosives disarmed in Spain
An investigation that involved the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional), Mossos d’Esquadra and the Spanish Tax Agency (Agencia Tributaria) and
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Arrests linked to EncroChat drugs conspiracy investigation
Three men have been arrested and a warehouse raided in connection with an alleged conspiracy to import cocaine into the
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The Spanish Civil Guard dismantles the most active criminal organization in the introduction of cocaine in Europe
The Spanish Civil Guard, in the so-called CETIL operation, has dismantled a major international criminal organization, which is directly responsible
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OSCE highlights the importance of enhanced strategic partnerships in the fight against organized crime
How to address organized crime through strategic partnerships among law enforcement agencies, national institutions, civil society organizations and the private
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Violent trafficking network smuggling migrants and exploiting minors taken down in France and Belgium
Last week a Franco-Belgian investigation supported by Europol uncovered a large criminal network involved in migrant smuggling, trafficking of human
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50 people smugglers arrested in international operation led by Frontex
From 11 to 21 September, Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, together with Austria led an international operation
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Joint NCA and Police Scotland operation leads to £100m cocaine seizure in Dover
Around a tonne of cocaine, concealed within a load of fruit, has been seized at Dover, as part of a
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International money laundering, drug trafficking and illegal wildlife trade operation dismantled
An international organised criminal gang that profited from drug trafficking and the illegal wildlife trade and conspired to hide the
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“You cannot clap with one hand”: UNODC and African States prioritize regional cooperation in combating organized crime in the context of COVID-19
Ministers from Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Djibouti, Rwanda, Tanzania and Burkina Faso came together with the African Union (AU) Permanent Observer
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US Coast Guard offloads $12 million in seized cocaine in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after interdicting drug smuggling go-fast in the Caribbean Sea
The Coast Guard transferred custody of two suspected smugglers and 430 kilograms of seized cocaine to federal law enforcement authorities
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Movement should be safe for migrants; not profitable for smugglers
Clampdowns on low-level smugglers have helped turn the industry into a multimillion-dollar global business As legal avenues for migration have
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Cross-border links between terrorists, organized crime, underscore need for coherent global response
The nexus between terrorism and organized crime took centre stage in the Security Council on Thursday, with experts raising fresh concerns over
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The Spanish National Police dismantles in Vizcaya an organisation dedicated to trafficking in human beings for their labour exploitation
Spanish National Police officers have dismantled in Vizcaya an organization of Pakistani origin dedicated to trafficking in human beings and
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Spanish National Police dismantles an organisation dedicated to human trafficking from Morocco to the Andalusian coasts
The National Police have arrested five people in Cartaya (Huelva), allegedly belonging to a criminal organization dedicated to trafficking in
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Organised crime syndicate charged and more than 500kg of cocaine seized in PNG
Members of a Melbourne-based criminal syndicate, with alleged links to Italian organised crime, have been charged for conspiring to import
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